the plan is coming together and an old lifter returns .....

Having a good training week this week doing lots of doubles in snatch and clean and some single here and then going from floor monday wed and fri and then blocks tues and thurs keeping the work from blocks to doubles and even some trebles some squats thrown in there as well clean feels really great and snatch is getting there unfortunately have not been able to jerk as soon as i drive that front foot out its agony on the toe hope might be able to do some jerk over weekend if not monday.

had a good session yesterday as coach roache was up the banter was great as usual and on my way out what do i see a return of one of the original limerick lifters who was around before i even knew what a snatch was the one and only messiah that is eamonn costello ...... rumour has it that it was his second session back so i will be awaiting reports on his training from sullymyoglu who happened to be late for training hence why he was training after i left nothing new anyway. with eamonn back all we are waiting on now is jamesie daughton and there will be no stopping the tour for four????

THE MAGICAL TOE

Had just gotten over the little problem i had with my ass/ hip and then i made a bigger problem. i dropped a bench on my big toe at work and made shit of it. it happened last thursday week so from thurs to monday i wallowed in self pity and bitched and moaned and moped about the house i am the worst patient in the world. it felt better on monday so tried some empty bar happy days walking to pick up the bar sore but lifting not success

tuesday
back squat to warm up worked up to treble at 100
snatch lots of reps and sets at 40-60kg to test the toe felt good so did a few double at 70, then single at 80 and 85
snatch pulls pause at knee three reps three sets at 90
back squat worked up to treble at 120
snatch worked up to a few double around 70 then home

wednesday
attempting clean and jerk jerk is agony on the toe
clean and jerk up to 90 for double toe got too sore so just did doubles in the clean around 90
front squat 110 for three doubles
toe was getting sore

thursday
toe felt great and i was joined by paidi
snatch from blocks below the knee 70 for 3, 70 for 3, 80 for 2, 80 for 2, 85 for 2, 90 for 2, 95 missed, 95 made the best snatch i have ever done = happy andy
clean from blocks below the knee 90 for 2, 90 for 2, 100 for 2, 110 for 2 = happy andy

lifting was good today so all is not lost for cork and the curse of four in a row looks like it might be lifted and on another positive note the bodyweight is coming down nicely

gotten a bit lazy the past few days

have not blogged in over a week and as a result the magical blogger genie has attacked me and injured my hip damn you genie !!!!!

my ass is in bits and not from bazs rough treatment over the weekend but from sitting in a stupid car driving and then getting out to train when travelling and training i need to get out and do a longer warm up even possibly a small light session before attempting to go heavy ..... the more mistakes i make in this sport the more i learn . I will be 40 and crippled having made every mistake i can possibly make in the sport of weightlifting and the pursuit of happiness but by jesus i will have learnt a hell of a lot and will appreciate it more .........

saturday at the office

snatch from blocks belwo the knee 80 for three doubles, 85 for single. 90 missed, 90 lovely

snatch 80 for two doubles, 90 for single, 90 for single, 95 fior lovely single

power clean and jerk 100 for three singles, 105 for one single

back squat 150 for 1 set of 3

friday i cant remember

for some reason i have no recollection of what i did and didnt write it down anywhere i know it was nothing exciting

my skill is eventually improving

I managed to eat spaghetti bolognese with a white t shirt and not dirty it success

wednesday fairly boring as well

snatch 3 easy singles at 90
clean and jerk 1 single at 110
front squat 1 single at 130

very quick and easy day still feeling a bit sluggish but as wise sull said if you feel great the beginning of your deload week you obviously aint been training hard enough up to that